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‘12 Monkeys’ (1995) is a stylish, confusing take on time travel

The coronavirus of 2020 is pretty scary, but it’s nothing compared to what theaters scared up in 1995. In addition to “Outbreak,” that year gave

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‘Roswell, New Mexico’ moves forward in Season 2 premeire

“Roswell, New Mexico” (Mondays, CW) returns with an excellent Season 2 premiere that smoothly reminds us of the threads from the long-ago Season 1 while

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‘Westworld’ Season 3 steps into a larger world

I love the fact that there are still some weekly shows on TV (as opposed to all-in-one seasonal drops), but “Westworld” (Sundays, HBO) is not

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A PKD sad sack travels ‘In Milton Lumky Territory’ (1985)

“In Milton Lumky Territory” (written in 1958, published in 1985) is at first glance one of Philip K. Dick’s lesser novels. It’s among his rare

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‘Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy’ (2014) launches strong new character

The six-issue “Enemy of My Enemy” (2014, Dark Horse Comics) is a throwback to the early days of Dark Horse’s “Terminator” comics. It’s for fans

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‘Watchmen’ TV series digs into history of American racism

Creator Damon Lindelof has taken the lessons learned on “Lost” – where time-jumping was a sometimes fun, sometimes hoary narrative device – and beautifully applied

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‘Friday the 13th’ (1980) crystalizes lakeside horror

To celebrate our 2,000th post here at Reviews from My Couch, we’re launching a new weekly series. Frightening Friday will look back at some classics

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‘Outbreak’ (1995) is old-fashioned but thrilling

For about three-fourths of “Outbreak” (1995), director Wolfgang Petersen masterfully crafts a slow-burn thriller that makes you reflect on how Hollywood used to make great

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PKD wraps non-SF stretch with ‘Humpty Dumpty in Oakland’ (1986)

“Humpty Dumpty in Oakland” (written in 1960, published in 1986) – the last-written of Philip K. Dick’s nine non-science fiction novels – is perhaps his

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The top 20 ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Angel’ books

From 1997’s “Halloween Rain” through 2008’s “One Thing or Your Mother” — and with the bonus of Kiersten White’s “Slayer” duology in recent years —

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